Who is eligible to apply:
MRG are available for all subject areas and are open to applicants from all research facilities
(in Israel - public or governmental research institutes) and universities in Germany and Israel.
Applicants should not be older than 38 years. (Maternal leave will be taken into account with
regard to the age limit).

Scientists presently holding a Minerva Fellowship are not eligible to apply. In addition, principal
investigators in projects within the BMBF- MOST programs are not eligible to apply.

Time frame for MRG:
The selection of applications will be done by the Minerva Fellowship Committee during June 2018
and communicated to applicants accordingly. MRG can begin as of 1 July 2018 and must be completed
latest by 31 December 2018.

Applications including letters of invitation and letters of recommendation must be sent by
electronic mail and must reach the Minerva office by 2 May 2018.

Where to find and where to send applications:
Application forms may be downloaded from www.minerva.mpg.de. Both German and Israeli
scientists must submit their applications to the Minerva Office in Munich attention Mr. Michael
Nagel [nagel@gv.mpg.de]. In addition, Israeli applicants
are requested to send copies of their applications by electronic mail to the Israeli Ministry
of Science [Ronig@most.gov.il]. Applications must be
written in English and sent by electronic mail. Only complete applications and applications
sent by electronic mail will be processed.

Reporting:
Grant recipients are required to submit a one to two page report to Minerva within two weeks
after completing their research visit. This report will reflect on the research, cooperation,
publications, future perspectives and personal impressions. Copies of reports from Israeli
scientists will be sent to MOST. In addition, recipients who take part in a conference or a
workshop are asked to submit its program. The original airline ticket stub must be sent to
Minerva after the grant recipient's return to her/his home country.

Fellowship rates:
The fellowship rates are paid as follows:

Graduate Students: EUR 300/week
Postdocs: EUR 425/week

Flights are covered by a lump sum of up to EUR 700.00.

Please note that grant holders will have to take care of health insurance themselves.